Obituaries
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Notable deaths last weekApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - • Stan Freberg, the spirited comic genius who lampooned American history in his landmark recordings "The United States of America" and was hailed as the father of the fu...
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'L.A. Law' star Richard Dysart dies at 86Apr 09, 2015 4:13 pm - LOS ANGELES - Richard Dysart, a veteran stage and screen actor who played senior partner Leland McKenzie in the long-running TV courtroom drama "L.A. Law," has died afte...
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Kolssak remembered as 'fixture' in WheelingApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Lou Kolssak ran his funeral home in Wheeling like a stage, where families told a story. It had to be a comfortable, inviting and immaculate place, but also personal. S...
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Notable deaths last weekApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - • The former drummer and a founding member of the Southern hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Burns Jr., died late Friday in a single-vehicle crash in Georgia, police...
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South Elgin boys tennis coach Bruno dies of heart attackApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - South Elgin High School boys tennis coach Michael Bruno died late Friday night of an apparent heart attack. "I got a call from his brother right around midnight that Mic...
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Longtime Batavia educator Sam Rotolo diesMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - Sam Rotolo believed strongly that nobody, not even a teacher, should try to take away a child's dignity. Even when that child had to face discipline for breaking a rule ...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - • Chuck "Bobo" Brayton, the long-time Washington State baseball coach and college Hall of Famer who had 1,162 career wins, has died at the age of 89. Brayton played base...
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Lake in the Hills man remembered for volunteering, passion for livingMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Tom Stock lived every moment of his 55-year-old life to the fullest, say friends and family. Stock, chairman of the Lake in the Hills planning and zoning commission, die...
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Notable deaths last weekMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - • Chuck Bednarik, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and one of the last great two-way NFL players, has died at 89. Known as "Concrete Charlie," Bednarik epitomized the tough-...
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TV's Gene Gene the Dancing Machine diesMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Eugene Patton, the stagehand who became "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine" on television's "The Gong Show" in the late 1970s, has died. Patton died ...